CensusCD
The Kennedy Library has installed Geolytics CensusCD software on computers at the Reference Desk that allow users to create maps and reports using nationwide current and historical demographic data. The CensusCD software contains built-in thematic mapping and reporting tools, as well as tools that allow users to export maps and data for use with other GIS software such as ArcGIS.
Available CensusCD Products
Descriptions from the GeoLytics web site.
For more product information or help, read the online User Guide (PDF).
- CensusCD 2000 / Redistricting
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The first detailed data available from the 2000 Census. It includes all the 2000 Redistricting data, with 2000 Census data available at 19 levels of geography, from Block Group up to National.
Also includes, for comparison purposes, 1990 Redistricting data normalized to 2000 geographies.
- CensusCD 2000 / Redistricting Blocks
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Based on the first detailed data available from the 2000 Census, the Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) data.
Reports the population, racial and ethnic data at the Census Block Level (all 8 million). Block level data allows for a significantly higher resolution of demographic analysis than viewing data at the Block Group level.
Includes 1990 Redistricting data normalized to 2000 geographies through a sophisticated (and proprietary) 1990 to 2000 Block weighting process, built from the analysis of both TIGER 1992 and TIGER 2000.
- CensusCD 2000/Short Form
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Provides details about the population of the United States. It has demographic information down to the neighborhood level (block groups) from the most recent US 2000 Census.
Includes race (and Hispanic designation), age of head of household, age of children, presence of older relatives, composition of the family, family size, rent vs. own, etc.
Has data at eight geography levels: State, County, Tract, Block Group, MCD/CCD, Place, Congressional divisions and Zip (ZCTA).
- CensusCD 2000/Short Form Blocks
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Contains all Short Form data on the block level, thus providing very detailed information about the population of the United States. It has demographic information at the block level for each of the 8+ million blocks from the most recent US 2000 Census.
Includes race (and Hispanic designation), age of head of household, age of children, presence of older relatives, composition of the family, family size, rent vs. own, etc.
You can select various levels of geography: Nation, Region, Division, State, County, and Tract to view the data summed to. The data will be presented at the Block level.
- CensusCD 2000 Long Form Profile
- An overview containing 420 variables about employment, income, poverty, education, language, ancestry, housing value, rent and many others. The data is also only for the larger geographies.
- Census CD 2000 Long Form
- Includes such categories of variables as income, housing, employment, language spoken, ancestry, education, poverty, monthly rent/mortgage, commute to work, etc. It contains about 16,000 variables at the tract, zip code level and above and about 5,500 variables at the Block Group level. The data set will include all of the cross-tabulated variables (income by age, employment by race) released by the US Census Bureau.
- CensusCD Neighborhood Change Database (NCDB)
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Allows you to access US Census data from 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000 at the census tract level. It is the only source of census data with variables and tract boundaries that are consistently defined across census years. It is an invaluable resource for policy makers, community organizations, and researchers who want to analyze changes that have occurred in U.S. neighborhoods over four census decades.
